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Armed forces again demand resolution of pay ‘anomalies’ with 7th Pay Commission

Posted by binu P Monday, September 21, 2015 0 comments

 The armed forces want at least five "core anomalies" in their salary structures to be resolved to establish the "correct baseline" for recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC), whose term has now been extended till December 31 by the government. 

While the heat and dust over one rank, one pension (OROP) is yet to settle, with a section of veterans rejecting the "diluted" version announced by the government on September 5, the serving personnel have their own deep-seated grouse over their eroding "status, parity and equivalence" as compared to their civilian counterparts. 

The armed forces top brass have made several representations to the government, including the defence and finance ministries, on the core anomalies over the last one year. But have received no assurance till now. With the 7th CPC's term being extended by four months, they are now making a last-ditch attempt to get the anomalies rectified. 


One of the main demands is the grant of NFU (non-functional upgradation) for officers denied promotions due to the lack of vacancies in the steeply-pyramidal structure of the armed forces. "IFS and IPS officers, as also those from organized Group A civil services, now get NFU after the 6th CPC like IAS officers. But the armed forces have been kept out of it," said a senior officer. 

"This adversely impacts the morale of serving military officers. It also creates command, control and functional problems because even organizations that work closely with the military like DRDO, Border Roads Organisation, Military Engineer Service and the like get NFU," he added. 

Another demand is the placement of all Lt-Generals in the HAG+ (higher administrative grade) pay-scale like directors-general of police. "As of now, only 33% of Lt-Gens are in the HAG+ scale. The status of all Lt-Gens with that of DGPs must be restored," he added. 

The other anomalies deal with the grant of "uniform grade pay" and proper "initial pay fixation" of Lt-Colonels, Colonels and Brigadiers. There is also the need for all JCOs (junior commissioned officers) and soldiers to get "common pay scales", in the backdrop of the ones recruited before January 2006 not getting them. 

"Successive CPCs have given a raw deal to the armed forces compared to the bureaucracy. Virtually all IAS and IFS officers, for instance, reach the apex pay scale before their retirement due to NFU. They, therefore, get OROP through the backdoor. It's high time the historical and traditional parity was restored," said another officer. 

The civilian bureaucracy, however, is not impressed. It feels the armed forces keep on making "more and more demands" when they already get a lot of privileges from free rations to hugely-subsidized canteens. "Military officers and jawans already get 'military service pay' for their tougher working conditions. The demand for NFU is unrealistic," said a senior bureaucrat.

 source: timesofindia

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One rank One Pension Key points

Posted by binu P Saturday, September 5, 2015 0 comments

5 key points of one rank one pension. 



1.    The One Rank One Pesnion Scheme will be effective from July 1, 2014.
2.    Defence personnel who voluntarily retire will not be covered under the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme. However, the new pension structure will apply to personnel who have already retired prematurely.
3.    Arrears will be paid in four half-yearly installments. All widows, including war widows, will be paid arrears in one installment.
4.   
The pension would be re-fixed every five years.
5.    The estimated cost of OROP implementation to the exchequer would be Rs. 8,000 to Rs. 10,000 crore. Expenditure on arrears would be between Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 12,000 crore.


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One rank one pension strike continues.

Posted by binu P Saturday, August 29, 2015 0 comments

An Army veteran, Havaldar Abhilekh Singh, who was on an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to demand the implementation of the One Rank One Pension scheme, had been taken to hospital today.

The ex-servicemen have been on protest for more than two months now at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. At least four veterans have been hospitalised so far.

For the first time, veterans yesterday boycotted the official celebrations and commemorated the India's victory in the 1965 war against Pakistan at their protest site.

The protesting veterans yesterday also met Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Sources say, even though most hurdles have been cleared, except one. The government is firm its offer of reviewing pensions every five years while the veterans are demanding an annual or at least a biennial review. The review rationalises outdated pension rates, in effect raising them after a particular period.

Sources said, the government is unwilling to appear as buckling under the veteran's pressure to implement OROP. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Thursday that PM Modi would make an announcement "as and when time comes".

The government is said to be upset that more and more veterans are joining the hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, which began after PM Modi failed to announce OROP in his Independence Day speech on August 15.

OROP will give equal pension to servicemen retiring with the same rank regardless of when they retire.

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